Hey, did I break my motherboard while gaming on my Asus X570-plus?
Hey, did I break my motherboard while gaming on my Asus X570-plus?
Hello, My 5-year old PC was working okay. It got a little hot so I decided to clean it and found that the intake chasis fan could be moved to help airflow. When I did this accidentally pulled the connectors on the front panel of my 20-5 port. Then (for some reason) I plugged them back in randomly. I've put them on correctly now. But the computer won't even start up. The mobo RGB lights are on but pressing the power button does nothing - it won't post. Here is what has been tried so far: Shorting the 24-pin connector (the paperclip test) = PSU fan spins. Then I cleared CMOS / did a BIOS reset. Then I jumped the motherboard without removing the power switch. GPU, RAM and CPU were disconnected for testing - no dice. Only had the CPU fan hooked up. It seems unlikely that randomly plugging in low voltage connectors on the front 20-5 panel will brick the motherboard. I can't think of anything else that would kill it either. Is there anything else I can try?
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800x
Cooler: stock
Motherboard: Asus Tuf Gaming X570-plus
RAM: Corsair Vengeance PLX D4 4x8GB 3200M
SSD/HDD: Intel 660p PCIe M.2 512GB + WD 4TB Blue
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX570
PSU: Corsair CX550M 550W (2019)
Chassis: Corsair Carbide SPEC-04
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: LG 27UK850
Welcome back to the forums! I have a 5-year old PC that was working fine before. When someone asks about troubleshooting, they usually need your full system specs. Please list them like this: CPU, cooler, mother board, ram, SSD or HDD, GPU, PSU, case, OS, monitor. You also need to tell how old the power supply is besides its brand and model number. A quick check on the 24-pin plug (the paperclip test) will show if the fan spins when you apply it with a load. If that works fine, I don't think plugging in low voltage connectors from the front panel will hurt your motherboard. I can't see how that could kill anything else. Did you just unplug and replug the connector while the PC was running? If yes, please don't touch wires or connectors when it is powered on. As for which pin to use first, back in my day, there were little triangles showing which way the power goes on these old plugs, matching them up to your motherboard header guide. Just follow that order.
Got a fresh power supply to test it out. Plugged in only the two big power cables for the motherboard and my CPU. Nothing changed yet. I'm getting pretty sure this board just isn't working anymore.